Re: [GENERAL] Oracle buys Innobase

Jeff Davis <jdavis-pgsql@empires.org>

From: Jeff Davis <jdavis-pgsql@empires.org>
To: Chris Travers <chris@metatrontech.com>
Cc: PostgreSQL advocacy <pgsql-advocacy@postgresql.org>
Date: 2005-10-16T23:32:35Z
Lists: pgsql-general
>>
>> And as someone mentioned in a related comment, what does MySQL bring 
>> to the table? Everyone would know that MySQL DB was really just 
>> FirebirdSQL with a different frontend. The PR would be devestating to 
>> MySQL AB. Not quite as bad as if they used PostgreSQL, but still bad.
> 
> 
> So their options would be?
> 

Good question. I'm sure MySQL AB would like to know. That's why MySQL DB 
users are so worried.

Regards,
	Jeff Davis